Table 2.
Healthcare workers’ awareness of the use of prescribed and non-prescribed medications by HIV patients
| Respondent category (No) | Aware of patient disclosure of all other prescribed medication | Aware of patient use of TCAM | Cases with patients using both ART and TCAM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors (n = 25) | Yes | 7 (7.45 %), SE (0.052), RE (0.007) | 18 (19.15 %), SE (0.087), RE (0.0045) | 7 (7.45 %), SE (0.052), RE (0.007) |
| No | 18 (19.15 %) | 7 (7.45 %) | 18 (18.08 %) | |
| Nurses (n = 29) | Yes | 15 (15.96 %), SE (.0.068), RE (0.004) | 19 (20.21 %), SE (0.075), RE (0.0037) | 6 (6.38 %), SE (0.046), RE (0.0072) |
| No | 14 (14.90 %) | 10 (10.64 %) | 23 (24.47 %) | |
| Pharmacists (n = 32) |
Yes | 15 (15.96 %), SE (0.065), RE (0.004) | 9 (9.45), SE (0.052), RE (0.005) | 7 (7.45 %), SE (0.052), RE (0.007) |
| No | 18 (19.15 %) | 23 (24.47 %) | 25 (26.60 %) | |
| PB PA (n = 8) | Yes | 3 (3.19 %), SE (0.165), RE (0.052) | 2 (2.13 %), SE (0.051), RE (0.024) | 3 (3.19 %), SE (0.062), RE (0.019) |
| No | 5 (5.32 %) | 6 (6.38) | 5 (5.32 %) | |
| Total (n = 94) | Yes | 40 | 48 | 23 |
| No | 54 | 46 | 71 | |
Legend: PBPA = post basic pharmacist assistant, TCAM = traditional, complementary and alternative medicines
Note: standard error calculated on the proportion of respondents who said yes to the question